entelechy (enteleki)

[ plies a more perfect realization. The idea of entelechy is connected with that of form, the idea of power with that of matter. Thus, iron is potentially in its ore, which to be made iron must be worked; when this is done, the iron exists in entelechy. The development from being in po e or in germ to entelechy takes place, according to Aristotle, by means of a change, the imperfect action or energy, which the perfected result is the entelechy. Entelechy is, however, either first or second. First entelechy is being in working order; second entelechy is being in action. The soul is said to be the first entelechy of the body, which seems to imply that it grows out of the body as its germ; but the idea more insisted upon is that man without the soul would be but a body, while the soul, once developed, is not lost when the man sleeps. Cudworth terms his plastic nature (which see, under nature ) a first entelechy, and Leibnitz calls a monad an entelechy. To expre this aspect of the mental functions, Aristotle makes use of the word entelechy. The word is one which explains itself. Frequently, it is true, Aristotle fails to draw any strict line of demarcation between entelechy and energy; but in theory, at least, the two are definitely sep To enshrine. enter Calf-like, they my lowing follow'd, through Tooth'd briers, sharp furzes, pricking go , and thorns, Which enter'd their frail shins. Shak., Tempest, iv. 1. 3. To go inside of; pa through or beyond: as, I forbid you to enter my doors. Alone he enter'd The mortal gate o' the city. Shak ., Cor., ii. 2. 4. To begin upon; make a beginning of; take the first step in; initiate: as, the youth has en tered his tenth year; to enter a new stage in a journey. You are not now to think what's best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus entered. B. Jonson, Cat i line, iii. 3. 5. To engage or become involved in; enlist in; join; become a member of: as, to enter the legal profe ion, the military service or army, an a ociation or society, a university, or a college. You love, remaining peacefully, To hear the murmur of the strife, But enter not the toil of life. IMG:content-0533.jpg:[graphic] Tennyson, Margaret. The person who entered a community acquired thereby a share in certain substantial benefits. W. E. Hearn, Aryan Household, p. 131. He entered the public grammar school at the age of eight years. O. W. Holmes, Emerson, i. 61. To initiate into a busine , service, society, or method; introduce. Come, mine own sweetheart, I will enter thee: Sir, I have brought a gentleman to Court. Chapman, Bu y d'Ambois, i. 1. This sword but shown to Cæsar, with this tidings, Shall enter me with him. Shak ., A. and C., iv. 12. I'll be bold to enter these gentlemen in your acquaintance. B. Jonson, Epicœne, iii. 1. I am glad to enter you into the art of fishing by catching a Chub. I. Walton , Complete Angler, p. 68. 7. To insert; put or set in: as, to enter a wedge; to enter a tenon in a mortise; to enter a fabric to be dyed into the dye-bath.-8. To set down in writing; make a record of; enroll; inscribe: as, the clerk entered the account or charge in the journal. Agues and fevers are entered promiscuously, yet in the few bills they have been distinguished. Graunt, Bills of Mortality. The motion was ordered to be entered in the books, and considered at a more convenient time. Add is on, Cases of False Delicacy. I shall not enter his name till my purse has received notice in form. Sheridan, The Rivals, ii. 2. 9. To cause to be inscribed or enrolled; offer for admi ion, reception, or competition: as, to enter one's son or one's self at college; to enter a friend's name at a club; to enter a horse 2. To make tender; soften; mollify. For whatsoever creates fear, or makes the spirit to dwell in a righteous sadne , is apt to entender the spirit, and to make it devoute and pliant to any part of duty. Jer. Taylor, Holy Living, iv. 7. A man of a social heart, entendered by the practice of virtue, is awakened to the most pathetic emotions by every uncommon instance of generosity. Goldsmith, Cultivation of Taste. See intendment .